A deep geological disposal is one of the most important ways for the safe treatment of various kinds of radioactive wastes generated by nuclear power and reprocessing plants. This course focuses on the relation between the disposal engineering and natural environments, and explains basic science and technologies in the waste disposal, e.g., vitrified glass, bentonite buffer material, canister, overpack, and rock.
Moreover, the course aims to cultivate students' skills to evaluate the safety and feasibility of the radioactive waste management scientifically.
The goals of this course are as follows.
1. Students can understand the qualities, the safety, and the performances of engineered barrier systems consisting of vitrified glass, bentonite buffer material, canister, overpack, and rock.
2. Students can obtain the scientific knowledge of waste management and the problem solving abilities.
Nuclear fuel cycle, waste management, deep geological disposal, vitrified glass, artificial barrier
✔ Specialist skills | Intercultural skills | Communication skills | Critical thinking skills | Practical and/or problem-solving skills |
In order to enhance students' learning, the practice will be provided.
Course schedule | Required learning | |
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Class 1 | Concept of nuclear waste disposal | Studies on the characteristics of radioactive wastes and disposal methods |
Class 2 | Vitrified glass | Studies on the fabrication methods of vitrified glass and their properties |
Class 3 | Designing, manufacturing, and welding methods of overpack | Studies on the designing, manufacturing, and welding methods of overpack and their properties |
Class 4 | Corrosion, fracture, destruction, life span of overpack | Studies on the evaluation of corrosion, fracture, destruction, life span of overpack |
Class 5 | Properties, design, and degeneration of bentonite buffer materials | Studies on the properties, design, and degeneration of bentonite buffer materials |
Class 6 | Migraition behavior of water and radionuclides in the bentonite buffer materials | Studies on the migration behavior of water and radionuclides in the bentonite buffer materials |
Class 7 | The natural environments for deep geological disposal | Studies on the natural environments (geology, rock, hydraulic, geochemistry) and the quarantine function |
Class 8 | Evaluation of the safety and the feasibility of deep geological disposal | Studies on a scenario and a solution for evaluating the safety and the feasibility of deep geological disposal |
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Handouts will be distributed at the beginning of class when necessary.
Principles and Standards for the Disposal of Long-Lived Radioactive Waste, N. Chapman and C. McCombie, Pergamon(2003)
Exercise and report
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